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[Xoom General] Salpula:
Awesome! Time to order an OTG cable
[Xoom General] Flaunt77:
You are amazing as always man - Im from the NIH community as well (flaunt)

Thanks so much for this!
[Xoom General] roebeet:
That eBay guy is going to wonder why the sudden surge of cable orders, soon. :)

It's coming from Hong Kong, but I think I got mine in less than 2 weeks - this was back in November. I had ordered this cable with an Archos 32 in mind, but I screwed up the first time and got the wrong cable. I'm happy to report that it's finally getting some use. ;)
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
You are AWESOME.
[Xoom General] Flaunt77:
Hey roebeet, Quick question:

Does this allow you to transfer or write files to the USB drive as well? Or will we have to wait for honeycomb to support sd cards to do this?

Can files be written onto the thumb drive or moved there using a file explorer?

Just wondering!
[Xoom General] Legacystar:
anyway to translate this mod to getting the micro SD slot working
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
It doesn't look like it's mounted read-only so I'd say yes.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
I tried that at the same time, but it didn't work (used my GTAB as a guide) - it might actually be disabled in the kernel.

Copy / paste worked (I'm using Astro on my xoom)

You have to remind the Xoom users how the Adam has about a gazillion USB ports, already. :)
[Xoom General] cholepuree1:
dont have a xoom yet, but just ordered the cable! :) awesome!!
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
Does this wipe the XOOM?

This is incredible!

Also, would this adapter work? It's a little more compact. And cheaper.
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
Initial rooting does, if you're rooted though, then no.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
I should try that! To get SD cards working should be easy now - buy a USB stick with card reader function and plug it in! But maybe that's just too easy :D

Well done Roebeet! So do you think all OTG adapters/cables will work?
[Xoom General] Flaunt77:
I was not going to root at first.. but I changed my mind ONLY because of this. Originally I wanted to wait for the toshiba tablet that has a full USB port - but I caved and bought a xoom.

Now my ONE issue with the xoom has been solved lol.

USB host is soo convenient! so happy about this.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
From my limited knowledge, not all OTG cables are the same. ie. the plug might fit, but if the pins aren't setup a certain way, it won't work. I learned this the hard way when I purchased a Nokia OTG cable and tried to use it on my Archos 32 - it would not work. I had to buy an OTG cable specifically for the Archos.

I am assuming that if you can find another OTG cable or adapter that is confirmed working with a Nokia N8, it should theoretically work on the Xoom. I linked the one eBay seller only because that's the exact cable I have, from that exact seller. So I know that one works.
[Xoom General] blk98gt:
Anyone have a 64gb stick to try out? Or are we still limited to 32gb on the xoom?
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
Makes sense. So what about the idea of connecting a USB-stick SD card reader to the cable? Would SD cards be recognized?
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
I'm certain they would, but it wouldn't be like having the onboard MicroSD working, you wouldn't be able to load Recovery and install a custom rom from it or anything.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
Gotcha! My main use would be for multimedia anyway. At some point the SD will work :)
[Xoom General] roebeet:
Tested and working - I have a 16GB SDHC and a USB reader, and just tried it.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
Is the boot image just to add a mounting directory?

If you have root can't you just create one in the root folder anyway.. like a /mnt?

Assuming usb hubs work you might need more than one mount point :D
[Xoom General] roebeet:
You probably could, but it would be wiped on every reboot - all I did was add a few lines in the init.rc so that the mount points are created on each boot. And I stole that idea from my GTAB -- I'm not a developer, just a sysadmin who likes to hack things.

My boot.img is 99.9% Koush's rooted boot.img - you could actually combine the two steps, if you wanted to - in other words, take my boot.img as a replacement for his rootboot.img (on a new device). I'm just assuming that anyone who wants this has probably rooted their device, already.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
But if the mount point were under /sdcard it would stay, I think I'll just put it there.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
That's tricky, as there's already a moint point for /sdcard, for the internal memory.

The zPad (GTAB sister tablet) did something interesting where the USB mount would fall under a subfolder of /sdcard, but I wanted to keep this simple. Hopefully it's just a workaround until Motorola can add this themselves - we know it works now, they just need to activate it.
[Xoom General] Legacy2385:
Sweet I'm gonna try this soon
[Xoom General] nubsors:
Found this on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/USB-Micro-Adapter-Converts-Devices/dp/B0027YYMU6/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1299794634&sr=1-8
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
I don't see any problem with it as the /sdcard never gets unmounted. / is a mount point too you know :D

Edit: oh I see the confusion, I meant mounting it in a mount point under /sdcard somewhere.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
This is not a host adapter, read the last review.
[Xoom General] despich:
Ordered my cable already before the seller raises his prices once he figures out he got hundreds of orders today!.

Question: I am already using Koush's boot.img if I load this new one I won't have to reload the whole device (setup, apps etc) like I had to do when I first rooted it? I don't think so but I wanted to be sure.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
It's just a kernel image with a different initrd to setup a new mount point if I see correctly, you don't actually need it for anything if you want to setup your mount point somewhere else.
[Xoom General] nubsors:
The second to last said it was. Plus another review says this one is:

http://www.amazon.com/USB-Micro-Female-Male-Adaptor/dp/B0023FTRUO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1299795412&sr=1-1
[Xoom General] joeski27:
2 quick things:

First, back when I first ordered the Xoom, I ordered and already received this adapter, which as far as I can tell should work spot on.

Second, I was about to trying flashing this boot.img and going through this USB host enabling procedure, but given that the OTA from Moto is hitting tonight and we'll have to revert to stock/relock condition, I'm holding off. But my question is, should this boot.img work after the OTA, or might we have to wait for a revised boot.img to be made by the OP?
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
$100 says roebeet is the eBay seller :).

Just ordered my cable too.
[Xoom General] StirCwazy:
Cable ordered, thanks roebeet!
[Xoom General] burden010:
Just ordered me a cable, £2.56. My Xoom won't arrive for another month yet so plenty time to get all my accessories :)
[Xoom General] roebeet:
hahaha I wish!

I actually emailed the guy yesterday so he knew why he was getting so many orders, all of a sudden. He replied back to me with a nod of thanks.

You guys are getting a break -- the cable was 8 bucks in November, and now it's 4 bucks. I was jipped!
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
Early adopter syndrome... :p
[Xoom General] AndyMan386:
just got one of these:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ca-157-micro-usb-otg-to-usb-data-cable-53765

hopefully that works, and ships quicker
[Xoom General] burden010:
lol, did you order that because it ships quicker or because it's $0.90 cheaper?
[Xoom General] AndyMan386:
both.. lol
[Xoom General] joeski27:
So does anyone know if this method, or this boot image, works with the new 3.0.1 update?? I was really hoping to do this hack tonight.
[Xoom General] joeski27:
Looks like the boot.img used by the OP might have to be updated for those of us using an OC kernel, because as it stands now the result is a dead wifi.
[Xoom General] StirCwazy:
Dealextreme ships from China (probably based there too), so cheaper yes, quicker to get to the US, anyones best guess. Typically about 2 weeks last I ordered from them. Keep us posted, would like to know which cables are working.
[Xoom General] joeski27:
So, for those of you who already had an OC kernel running, did you have any success in getting this USB enable procedure to work? Seems like the new boot.img conflicts with the OC kernel (you end up with no wifi). Thoughts?
[Xoom General] Danation:
The news made Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/12/xoom-gets-usb-host-functionality-no-thanks-to-motorola-or-googl/
[Xoom General] Greenarcher707:
This breaks the OC module? Or does it retain the function? Thanks.
[Xoom General] Greenarcher707:
Did you try pushing the bmc4329.ko file to /system/lib/modules?
[Xoom General] mith500:
if possible, would prefer an adapter without cables.

Would something like this work with a thumb drive?

http://www.amazon.com/USB-Female-Mi...NX2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299930738&sr=8-1

If it does does, would order it now to be prepared when the Xoom launches in UK.:)
[Xoom General] joeski27:
Yes, that file has been there all along. I've confirmed with roebeet that the problem lies in the boot.img file (xoom_ocboot.img) that is used in the OC procedure. I don't know the exact details, but what has to happen is the dev that put together that .img will need to incorporate roebeet's changes into his, so that both USB host AND OC will work together, without affecting wifi. We've contacted that dev and hopefully we'll have it worked out shortly.
[Xoom General] Currentweb:
This is awesome! I'm totally going to rock this when I get my Xoom mid April!

I do have one question though. Does anyone know of a microUSB to SD card reader? I'd love to be able to throw the photos from my camera onto my Xoom when I travel. I'm sure something like this has to exist, but Google is not finding it...

Any help?

Oh, and thank you roebeet, devs like you make my devices so much better :)
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
you mean like THIS

Bigrush's 1.1.5 is a BEAST and it includes this mod plus allows that sexy OC to 1504
[Xoom General] Greenarcher707:
Looks like im gonna have to wait. Need my OC more than the usb host functionality. When we get those two working together man that would be killer.
[Xoom General] Currentweb:
EXACTLY! Thanks man. Why I couldn't find that is beyond me.

Now I just have to get the tablet and see if it works... right when I get my next paycheck. I hate having to be patient :)
[Xoom General] joeski27:
So you can confirm this works? Basically at this point I would just have to go through the Tiamat procedure (install their boot.img and kernel) and then make roebeets mod and the oc and usb host will work? And no issue with losing wifi?
[Xoom General] Murmur2k:
Great news. Has anybody been able try out a USB powered external HDD? Curious as to whether there is adequate power coming from the Xoom
[Xoom General] orcad007:
Other USB Devices (like audio-input, usb mouse, etc.)?

Does this make it POTENTIALLY possible for other devices to be attached? like USB-based audio input? Griffin makes one of those for example. Would be great to get line-in for recording through USB.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
Actually there is some confusion about the USB Host hack - that's only for storage support (like thumb drives and probably self powered external storage as well). A USB keyboard worked for me even without the hack.

But a USB mouse did not. As for other peripherals, they will probably be recognized, but without drivers or apps to utilize them they probably won't actually do anything. I actually have a few devices I tried for the heck of it (including a USB sound device) but none of them worked.
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
i cannot but i have loaded Tiamat 1.1.5 and ordered that product, i will report back my findings
[Xoom General] MrZ123:
Anyone find a good online store in the US that sells the proper USB host cable?
[Xoom General] hassanjanjua2002:
What do u guys think of this one? http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=mi...+usb+femmale&_sop=7&_stpos=60612&gbr=1&_rdc=1. Would this work as good as the other one you listed? Reason I'm asking is because this is one is in the states and won't take a month to deliver. Not exaggerating either...lol.
[Xoom General] joeski27:
Has anyone gotten this hack to work with a USB card reader? Because my main reason for doing this hack was to be able to pull photos off of camera memory cards while out in the field for reviewing and back up purposes, but so far I am only able to attach a thumb drive, which obviously does me no good :(
[Xoom General] greenrocks:
I think I read somewhere that the person who also did the hack tried to get his memory card reader which worked for him.
[Xoom General] karneasada:
The Nokia CA-157 cable doesn't look like the same micro usb as the XOOM. Does it fit?

Can we compile a list of compatible cables? So far it seems like the only working cable is the one from China on eBay, and he appears to be sold out.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
i tried an SDHC card reader and it worked fine. My guess is that anything that uses MSC mode should work (assuming the Xoom can fulfill the power requirements).
[Xoom General] clockcycle:
Adam's specs are Thickness: ~14 mm (0.551"), Width: 191 mm (7.52"), Length: 269 mm (10.59")

So it could have been done, isn't Xoom 12.9mm, roughly 0.5"?

-CC
[Xoom General] clockcycle:
I ordered one of these http://www.meritline.com/micro-usb-type-b-male-to-usb-a-female-cable-black---p-62877.aspx

Also got these from here http://www.dealextreme.com/p/micro-usb-on-the-go-host-otg-adapter-pair-50774

I am not sure if this Original Nokia one makes a difference http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ca-157-micro-usb-otg-to-usb-data-cable-53765

-CC
[Xoom General] B Dizzle:
Can anyone confirm or deny NTFS support? I would hate to have to reformat my drives.
[Xoom General] JohnnyMac64:
I just got this little adapter from NewEgg.com for $4.99. Ordered it yesterday and got it today. Haven't had a chance to test it yet but it is confirmed to work with a keyboard so I'm hoping if it hosts that it will host a flash drive. Will give an update once I configure my Xoom for it and test.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812816146
[Xoom General] treeofliberty:
Trouble mounting USB

I flashed the Tiamat 1.1.6 kernel last night and am purring at 1.5Ghz. Cool. However, when I plug in a flash drive, it doesn't mount to /usbdisk as expected. I notice in Astro that /usbdisk show permissions of d--. I was expecting more open permissions. Is this what is thwarting me? I think I pushed out the vold.fstab as directed.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
I haven't used the kernel, but if usbdisk is there that means they problably added the directory in the init.

d = bad, that's correct. If the thumb drive worked, you'd see it change to full perms. My guess, without looking at the kernel itself or the vold.fstab, is that the thumb drive itself is problematic. First, make sure it's FAT32. Second, YMMV on thumb drives - I have an HP 125w thumb drive which works, but my Sandisk thumb drive does not. The latter is one of those "light up" thumb drives and my guess is that it requires more power than the Xoom can provide.

And verify the vold.fstab, as well. If it's not altered, it definitely won't mount properly.

Lastly, check that the cable itself is not a dud. Easy way to do that is to connect up a USB keyboard. If that works, then at least you know the cable works.
[Xoom General] treeofliberty:
I went back through and verified all the individual components work on other devices: USB cable that came with the Xoom, female-to-female adapter, 4GB thumb drive (FAT32). I also tried 2 other small storage devices. No luck. Its as if there is no attempt to mount the device.

I also verified the vold.fstab has the expected line from the update. Boy I want to get this working to use with my digital cameras in the field.
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
What cable did you get?
[Xoom General] smilepak:
If they unlock it, that would make a great camera tethering device to preview images.
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
I got my cable in 1 week, and just tried it out. My scandisk thumb-drive does not work but my other one does. Thanks for the hack and the cable link :)
[Xoom General] treeofliberty:
USB cable that came with the Xoom plus a female to female adapter.
[Xoom General] roebeet:
Not a problem! Sounds like you have the same issue I do. Is that one of those light-up Sandisk thumb drives? I bet it needs more power to work.

That might be the problem. The Xoom cable might not give you OTG capabilities.
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
Yea it blinks red. 8gb scandisk from Walmart...yea I know but it was dirt cheap.
[Xoom General] TheZuneLune:
I totally agree and one of the big reasons I picked up a Xoom. There is a beta remote camera app in the market place However, you have to actually tether to your PC and your Android device is just a shutter remote basically. Also, this guy is working on a camera control app.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
My biggest respect!

roebeet,

your USB hack is fantastic! I used my old 250GB external hard drive (separate power supply), formatted it to FAT32 with Fat32Formatter, connected it to the USB cable you recommended from eBay, and I can mount it with the Xoom (see screenshot). I didn't have time to put anything on it but the free space is all there (~230GB).

BTW - screenshot was taken with Fahrbot's Screenshot ER
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
Does it have a sep power source?

Sent From My Evo
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
Yes, it does. I forgot to mention that. I'll edit the original post. I also tried a small thumb drive that has an LED indicator and that works, too. Seems that the Cruzers are just too power-hungry.
[Xoom General] MrZ123:
I have a PNY 8gb flash drive with no lights or anything and it doesn't see to work. Its FAT32. MY sandisk SD card reader with a light works like a charm.

Anyone have any suggestions on the PNY drive?
[Xoom General] AndyMan386:
bad purchase, doesnt fit.. hope no one else followed my lead
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
Thanks for the feedback, I actually bought the nokia version but had eyed that one
[Xoom General] callif:
Just tried a 500 gb usb drive-no power (does not need a power supply) and works fine. Appears to be r/w. However, difficult to get to the actual directory in which the usb disk is mounted. The default mt point appears to be /mnt/sdcard which is the same sd card partition used by android file transfer on the mac.

Charlie
[Xoom General] MrGinger:
@callif, could you let us know the make/model of your 500gb hdd? I thought the xoom didn't handle power over USB so found your post interesting!
[Xoom General] kfxo:
I just plugged in a WD passport 60gb model number WD600U017 and worked perfectly. Drive powered up and was able to view files through root explorer.
[Xoom General] MrGinger:
Thinking of getting a wd my passport essential se 1tb

Anyone tried one of these?
[Xoom General] jnrandall:
Thanks Roebeet! I ordered my cable last week from Hong Kong and it arrived in todays mail. I plugged it in, then plugged in a Sandisk Multicard reader, then inserted my 16GB CF card from my Canon 7D and viola! I'm reading the contents of the card.

Now I don't have to dump my images (or rather ask permission to dump them) on my wife's iPad when we're on vacation.

Thanks!
[Xoom General] callif:
Its a western digital 500gb usb drive. Its about 2 yrs old. Wish I had more info...the part # is WD500me-01 made in Thailand. rest of sticker is badly worn/scratched.

I tried the zoom with a 1tb drive (wd 1tb usb only) and though it powered on, I could not access any files. So it would appear that there is some size limitation.

I have been able to access movies and music with just about any size usb flash drive including 32 gigs...so that should be plenty of data for us.

Charlie
[Xoom General] Mandelbrot.Benoit:
ok guys I need some help.

I am unlocked, rooted with the root boot.img from this thread but can't get this done

dev_mount usbdisk /mnt/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci

How do i do this from adb? after adb remount it says dev_mount not recognized. And how do i do it from root explorer? Thanks.

Edit: I think i got Root explorer working. It kept crashing until i updated it. So in the /etc/vold.fstab I edited the line that said format: dev_mount ; deleted the stuff after it and put in usbdisk /mnt/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci.

So yeah that isn't working. I am sure its simple...
[Xoom General] roebeet:
I personally use adb, as I just find it easier (once you know how to use adb, course).

Keep in mind, btw, that these instructions were based off a 3G Xoom - I heard a rumor that the Wifi Xoom might already have the capability built-in. If this is true, then you don't have to change anything and the cable "should just work".
[Xoom General] Mandelbrot.Benoit:
I used adb to unlock and root, just can't figure out how to edit with it I guess. It doesn't seem like that many lines, could you explain how to do it with adb? And I am based on 3G Xoom. I did this awhile ago and just now got my cable. I was having issues with the OC kernals and flashed with just the boot.img for usb hosting. This last step is just getting me. I am sooo close.

Edit: Got it. I pushed the vold.fstab from the Tiamat kernal thread and saw the changes were literally just adding the above text with nothing in front of it at the end of the stuff in vold.fstab.
[Xoom General] PengLord:
Before I brick my 4G Xoom, can anybody confirm that this method is compatible with 3.2.2?
[Xoom General] okantomi:
Hmmm. We've had usb host mode through custom kernel/rom for quite a while now (this is an old thread) but if you aren't running Tiamat Tachi kernel, I don't know if I could recommend this method. Have you checked the Tachi thread in Development to see if it is compatible with your updated Xoom?
[Xoom General] PengLord:
I had been running Tiamat Moray ROM prior to the upgrade, I didn't even think to look at just swapping the kernel (has it been that long since that was our only option?) Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthewdaye:
I have a i9000m , I had Darkys Rom on it and it was running fine no signs of SD failure or anything but I was having trouble with my texting so I factory reset the phone. When I did that it went into an endless Galaxy S boot. So I got it into Download mode and tried to flash a JK4 Rom through Odin. It installed fine, but again endless boot. I read somewhere to try Eugenes Froyo 2.2 Rom and I installed that through Odin and my phone came back to life. Now I have some problems, I cannot get back into Download mode with 3 button combo, and big issue is that when I plug my USB in the phone shuts off immediately. Will not turn on at all with USB plugged in. I have USB debugging disabled. Whats happening? Can I possibly get back into download mode...is there anything I can do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
3button download fix from the first pages on the SGS section .

jje
[HD2 Ubuntu Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and General] PurpleSt0rm:
I can't login as root on ubuntu 0.3 on my htc hd2, any help?
[HD2 Ubuntu Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and General] glocklee:
sudo passwd

by default ubuntu doesn't have a root password,so set it via sudo.

this will solve your problem. but why?are you going to purge sudo?
[HD2 Ubuntu Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and General] maurograca:
option1:

Open terminal

sudo su -

option2:

create a new user and put in admin group
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhys9918:
Hi All,

I was wanting to upgrade my phone through KIES, but get an error message about m-obex.

Tried installing PC Studio, but that wont see me phone.

I had previously rooted my phone with Z4root and installed One Click Lag fix. Even after unrooting and removing the lag fix, I still cant do anything through KIES.

Im sure its my Kernel (2.6.32.9 root SE-S611 #1), the phone is showing baseband I1900ADJP3 and build number FROYO.ADJP5.

Any suggestions as to how I can get KIES to talk to my phone, dont want to risk bricking it!

Thanks

Rhys